Essex vs Somerset Scorecard, Specsavers County Championship 2017

Specsavers County Championship 2017 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 28 Aug 2017 to 31 Aug 2017

Essex 159 & 293/9

Somerset 164 & 109

Essex won by 179 runs

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Match summary

Essex played Somerset in the Specsavers County Championship 2017 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 28 Aug 2017 to 31 Aug 2017. Essex won by 179 runs.

Essex won the toss and chose to bat first. Essex made 159 in 50.2 overs, Somerset made 164 in 64 overs, Essex made 293/9 in 100.1 overs, Somerset made 109 in 37.5 overs.

NLJ Browne top-scored with 127 runs in the match; JA Porter took 12/95 in the match.

Essex Innings

159/10 (50.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
V Chopra lbw b PA van Meekeren	lbw b PA van Meekeren	9	21	2	0	42.86
NLJ Browne c PA van Meekeren b C Overton	c PA van Meekeren b C Overton	44	94	6	0	46.81
DW Lawrence c JC Hildreth b PA van Meekeren	c JC Hildreth b PA van Meekeren	0	5	0	0	0.00
RS Bopara lbw b C Overton	lbw b C Overton	1	19	0	0	5.26
AJA Wheater lbw b TD Groenewald	lbw b TD Groenewald	3	17	0	0	17.65
RN ten Doeschate c ME Trescothick b C Overton	c ME Trescothick b C Overton	35	42	5	1	83.33
JS Foster c JC Hildreth b TD Groenewald	c JC Hildreth b TD Groenewald	4	13	0	0	30.77
PI Walter b PA van Meekeren	b PA van Meekeren	17	40	3	0	42.50
SR Harmer c ME Trescothick b PA van Meekeren	c ME Trescothick b PA van Meekeren	12	25	1	0	48.00
Mohammad Amir not out	not out	22	18	5	0	122.22
JA Porter b C Overton	b C Overton	10	8	2	0	125.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0)	2
Total	50.2 Ov (RR: 3.16)	159/10

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (V Chopra, 5.5 ov), 2-21 (DW Lawrence, 7.4 ov), 3-36 (RS Bopara, 13.4 ov), 4-39 (AJA Wheater, 18.3 ov), 5-90 (RN ten Doeschate, 31.6 ov), 6-97 (NLJ Browne, 33.1 ov), 7-98 (JS Foster, 36.3 ov), 8-121 (SR Harmer, 45.1 ov), 9-140 (PI Walter, 47.5 ov), 10-159 (JA Porter, 50.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
C Overton	15.2	4	40	4	2.61	75	7	0	0
PA van Meekeren	14	2	60	4	4.29	61	10	0	1
TD Groenewald	13	5	25	2	1.92	66	3	0	0
TB Abell	5	1	15	0	3.00	25	3	0	0
MJ Leach	3	0	18	0	6.00	10	1	1	0

Somerset Innings

164/10 (64 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick c JS Foster b JA Porter	c JS Foster b JA Porter	2	15	0	0	13.33
EJ Byrom b JA Porter	b JA Porter	5	39	0	0	12.82
TD Rouse c SR Harmer b RS Bopara	c SR Harmer b RS Bopara	4	26	0	0	15.38
JC Hildreth c RS Bopara b JA Porter	c RS Bopara b JA Porter	51	70	6	0	72.86
TB Abell c V Chopra b JA Porter	c V Chopra b JA Porter	30	75	4	0	40.00
SM Davies c JS Foster b JA Porter	c JS Foster b JA Porter	15	33	2	0	45.45
MJ Leach c JS Foster b Mohammad Amir	c JS Foster b Mohammad Amir	8	18	1	0	44.44
C Overton b Mohammad Amir	b Mohammad Amir	0	4	0	0	0.00
DM Bess not out	not out	22	51	3	0	43.14
TD Groenewald c JS Foster b SR Harmer	c JS Foster b SR Harmer	11	52	0	0	21.15
PA van Meekeren c AJA Wheater b SR Harmer	c AJA Wheater b SR Harmer	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 6, nb 6)	16
Total	64 Ov (RR: 2.56)	164/10

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (ME Trescothick, 4.3 ov), 2-10 (TD Rouse, 11.4 ov), 3-20 (EJ Byrom, 14.5 ov), 4-98 (TB Abell, 36.3 ov), 5-101 (JC Hildreth, 38.3 ov), 6-118 (MJ Leach, 43.2 ov), 7-118 (C Overton, 43.6 ov), 8-133 (SM Davies, 48.1 ov), 9-164 (TD Groenewald, 63.2 ov), 10-164 (PA van Meekeren, 63.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD	NB
JA Porter	17	4	40	5	2.35	79	3	1	0
Mohammad Amir	12	4	22	2	1.83	61	2	0	1
SR Harmer	22	10	42	2	1.91	114	7	0	0
RS Bopara	5	0	25	1	5.00	15	1	1	0
PI Walter	8	1	31	0	3.88	31	3	0	2

Essex Innings

293/9 (100.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
V Chopra lbw b C Overton	lbw b C Overton	1	16	0	0	6.25
NLJ Browne b TD Groenewald	b TD Groenewald	83	198	12	1	41.92
DW Lawrence lbw b C Overton	lbw b C Overton	0	2	0	0	0.00
RS Bopara st SM Davies b MJ Leach	st SM Davies b MJ Leach	9	43	1	0	20.93
AJA Wheater c SM Davies b C Overton	c SM Davies b C Overton	88	188	11	0	46.81
RN ten Doeschate c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach	c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach	67	90	7	0	74.44
JS Foster lbw b TD Groenewald	lbw b TD Groenewald	22	34	4	0	64.71
PI Walter not out	not out	7	14	1	0	50.00
SR Harmer lbw b DM Bess	lbw b DM Bess	2	15	0	0	13.33
JA Porter c SM Davies b DM Bess	c SM Davies b DM Bess	0	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 9, w 0, nb 4)	14
Total	100.1 Ov (RR: 2.93)	293/9

Did not bat: Mohammad Amir

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (V Chopra, 4.5 ov), 2-8 (DW Lawrence, 6.1 ov), 3-39 (RS Bopara, 19.6 ov), 4-157 (NLJ Browne, 64.3 ov), 5-234 (AJA Wheater, 84.2 ov), 6-284 (JS Foster, 94.4 ov), 7-284 (RN ten Doeschate, 95.1 ov), 8-293 (SR Harmer, 98.4 ov), 9-293 (JA Porter, 100.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
C Overton	25	8	68	3	2.72	121	8	1	0
PA van Meekeren	20	7	72	0	3.60	89	9	0	0
TD Groenewald	21	5	74	2	3.52	96	12	0	0
MJ Leach	25	8	52	2	2.08	118	5	0	0
DM Bess	9.1	3	17	2	1.85	48	2	0	2

Somerset Innings

109/10 (37.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick b JA Porter	b JA Porter	0	2	0	0	0.00
EJ Byrom c JS Foster b JA Porter	c JS Foster b JA Porter	10	16	2	0	62.50
TD Rouse c JS Foster b JA Porter	c JS Foster b JA Porter	9	8	1	0	112.50
JC Hildreth c JS Foster b JA Porter	c JS Foster b JA Porter	22	22	4	0	100.00
TB Abell lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	0	7	0	0	0.00
SM Davies c NLJ Browne b JA Porter	c NLJ Browne b JA Porter	19	51	2	0	37.25
C Overton b SR Harmer	b SR Harmer	36	73	4	1	49.32
DM Bess lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	0	5	0	0	0.00
MJ Leach b JA Porter	b JA Porter	8	20	2	0	40.00
TD Groenewald b JA Porter	b JA Porter	1	17	0	0	5.88
PA van Meekeren not out	not out	1	6	0	0	16.67
Extras	(b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0)	3
Total	37.5 Ov (RR: 2.88)	109/10

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ME Trescothick, 0.2 ov), 2-10 (TD Rouse, 2.6 ov), 3-31 (EJ Byrom, 6.1 ov), 4-32 (TB Abell, 7.3 ov), 5-42 (JC Hildreth, 10.4 ov), 6-81 (SM Davies, 24.4 ov), 7-82 (DM Bess, 25.4 ov), 8-99 (MJ Leach, 30.3 ov), 9-105 (TD Groenewald, 34.6 ov), 10-109 (C Overton, 37.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
JA Porter	14	2	55	7	3.93	59	8	0
PI Walter	7	3	22	0	3.14	33	4	0
SR Harmer	15.5	6	29	3	1.83	81	3	1
RS Bopara	1	1	0	0	0.00	6	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Essex vs Somerset match on 28 Aug 2017?

Essex won by 179 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Somerset?

NLJ Browne (Essex) with 127 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Somerset?

JA Porter, with 12/95.

Who won the toss in Essex vs Somerset?

Essex, who chose to bat first.

Where was Essex vs Somerset played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.